The best Dead By Daylight Nightmare build can be a bit tricky to find. Another iconic horror legend, alongside Leatherface and Michael Myers, added in Dead by Daylight, Freddy Krueger is a fun and highly mobile killer. There are several intricacies in Freddy's gameplay, but everything will be tackled here.
In-game, Freddy Krueger is referred to as The Nightmare, but for this guide, we'll use his movie name as it is more recognizable. This handy guide will help you become the best nightmare hunter by providing the best perks, add-ons, and tips and tricks for Freddy Krueger.
Dead By Daylight Freddy Krueger perks
Freddy Krueger has three unique perks that can be unlocked for other killers via the Bloodweb.
Fire Up
You gain a stackable 3/3.5/4% Action Speed bonus to picking up and dropping Survivors, breaking Pallets and Unbreakable Walls, damaging Generators as well as Vaulting Windows each time a Generator is completed.
Blood Warden
When you hook a Survivor after the Exit Gates are open, the Entity will block the exit for all Survivors and reveal their Aura when they are standing near the Exit Gate for 30/40/60 seconds.
Remember Me
Each time you hit your Obsession with a Basic Attack, you gain a Token. The opening of the Exit Gates is increased by up to a maximum of 8/12/16 additional seconds. However, the Obsession is unaffected by this penalty.
What are the best builds and perks for Freddy?
We would go with the following perks for the Best possible Freddy Build:
Bloody Warden (The Nightmare perk)
The auras of all survivors that are standing within the Exit-Gate are revealed to the Nightmare.
Hex Ruin (The Hag perk)
All Generators automatically regress a percentage of the normal Regression speed whenever they are not being repaired. The Hex effects persist as long as the related Hex Totem is standing.
Save The Best for Last (The Shape perk)
Every time the Nightmare hits a survivor that is not their obsession, this perk gains one token. Gain a stackable five percent cooldown per token (up to a maximum of 40%).
Corrupt Intervention (The Plague perk)
The three furthest generators from the location of the Nightmare are blocked for 120 seconds.
Dead By Daylight Freddy Krueger powers
Freddy Krueger’s Power is called Dream Demon.
Dream Demon makes Freddy Krueger invisible to survivors more than 32 meters away from him. At 32 to 16 meters, he flickers in and out of existence, and survivors who are asleep can see him fully. His terror radius, however, can be heard but is completely non-directional.
His passive ability forces Survivors to enter into micro-sleep, where Freddy’s main powers come into play. His main power via Dream Demon is Dream Projection. With this ability, Freddy is able to Teleport to a generator that he can see. The cooldown for Dream Projection is reduced by a stackable 15% for each survivor in the Dream World.
Depending on certain add-ons, Freddy can also use Dream Snares and Dream Pallets.
Best add-ons for Freddy Krueger in Dead By Daylight
Freddy Krueger is a highly mobile Killer and can get around maps fairly quickly due to his Dream Projection ability that is why his best add-ons complement Freddy’s mobility.
Red Paint Brush
This add-on causes all survivors to start the trial in the Dream World. Red Pain Brush gives you a significant advantage. For one, survivors will work slower on generators, heal slower, etc. Also, survivors cannot wake up until they successfully finish a skill check.
Class Photo
An excellent and deceptive add-on that surprises survivors due to all generators spewing blood when you use your Dream Projection. The downside is you can no longer cancel Dream Project. Nevertheless, Class Photo is powerful especially if paired with perks that reveal survivors like Discordance.
Blue Dress
This add-on slightly increases the regression penalties for survivors in the Dream World. Skill checks now increase the penalty for healing by four percent, and survivors that fail these skills are now revealed for four seconds.
Paint Thinner
This add-on adds Dream Pallets to your arsenal instead of Dream Snares. While not as strong as the latter, Dream Pallets will absolutely keep survivors second-guessing each pallet they go to.
Dead By Daylight Freddy Krueger tips and tricks
- If you are chasing a survivor and you see them running towards an incomplete generator, you can teleport to that generator using your Dream Projection. It’ll catch the Survivor off guard, and you can go for an easy hit.
- Dream Snares are perfect at shortening a loop, so place them just before a pallet or window to prevent Survivors from getting the speed necessary to escape your hits.
- You can fake teleports. This is perfect if you have a perk like Surveillance that lets you know which generators are being worked on, enabling you to teleport in the correct location.
- Don’t go out of your way to do this, but the best way to mess with survivors is to keep them asleep. Sometimes they’ll interact with a clock to wake them up, and they have a short time of not being asleep. So, the best thing to do is Dream Snare any clock nearby, so you will have an idea where survivors are.
That's all you need to know about the best The Nightmare builds in Dead by Daylight. Be sure to check back regularly to see how your build could be improved. In the meantime, check out the killers we wish to see in Dead by Daylight soon, or some games like DBD for when you need a break.
Feel free to also check out our best Michael Myers build and best Leatherface build for two other Hollywood icons in Dead By Daylight. We've also got an overall tier list to see how each killer ranks. For more, check out our Dead By Daylight guides hub.
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